The past two weeks’ of showers in and around the tri-state area seems to have cast YUP’s neighbors into a dour humor. On gray days like these, one remembers how much of an effect the weather can have on our moods. In their book, Seasons of Life, Russell G. Foster
As a messy election unfolds in Iran, details of the situation have been broadcast throughout the world not only by the mainstream news media, but also by Iranian citizens who are members of social networking sites such as Twitter. Iranian officials have tried to block the flow of information, first
The following interview with Alissa Hamilton was originally posted by Andrea Walker on the New Yorker's Book Bench blog: Why orange juice? In general, I am interested in how the food-processing industry is affecting the growing of major agricultural crops in the United States. It struck me that orange juice
The following article by Alissa Hamilton originally appeared on CivilEats.com: It’s orange juice season. More precisely, it’s the season of the Florida Valencia, considered the “Cadillac of oranges” within the orange juice industry for its deep orange color, high juice content and rich orange flavor. We’re so used to getting
There are lots of great ways to celebrate Earth Day. Bike to work, recycle, or show off your green thumb and plant a tree, like our commander-in-chief. But, in our minds, there’s no better way to celebrate Mother Earth than learning more about her through a good book. When it
Marjorie Greenfield— An article from today’s WSJ online column “The Juggle” says that moms do better if they take off time before the baby comes. Havng interviewed over one hundred women for The Working Woman’s Pregnancy Book, I’d say new moms are split on this issue. Here is what I have
Yale Press titles have earned recent accolades on the popular blog and self-proclaimed “directory of wonderful things”, BoingBoing.net. James Boyle‘s The Public Domain was praised for its informative yet entertaining take on copyright law. In the review, the author lauded Boyle as “one of the most articulate, thoughtful, funny and
Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes recently snagged the 2008 National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) in the History/Biography category. From stories of the triumphant to those of the thwarted, Fallen Giants chronicles over 120 years of mankind’s attempts to
This month’s issue of E/The Environmental Magazine, features an interview with Yale Press author and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies dean Gus Speth. Drawing upon his arguments in The Bridge at the Edge of the World, Speth proposes a serious shift in the way we think about today’s
Do the most innovative economic solutions come from the private sector or from the state? In the midst of an economic slowdown and an election year, the question is unavoidable. Concerned readers might find insights in Dan Breznitz’s Innovation and the State, which was announced the winner of the 2008